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HERE YOU ARE, IN THE HEART OF THE PYRENEAN MOUNTAIN CHAIN

Welcome to the "Pays Toy"!

Ideally located in the heart of the Pyrenean mountain chain, the “Pays Toy” is a beautiful region which encompasses the upper
valleys of the “Gave de Pau” (a river that flows until the Atlantic ocean). In its center, Luz-St-Sauveur (height 700 m, 1200
inhabitants) is an authentic Pyrenean village. It is proud of its rural traditions and unique culture. You will find there
a warm welcome and all infrastructures and services for a pleasant stay.
In this typical landscape of mountains, nature is everywhere: forests of broad-leaved trees and conifers, grasslands, torrents
and slopes covered with snow in winter. Each one will enjoy it differently, according to his/her physical capacities.

TOURISTIC RESOURCES

Visits and discoveries

The local architecture offers numerous occasions of discoveries, which can be the goal of family hikes: Church "Eglise des templiers" and its museum, castle "Château
Ste-Marie", chapel "Chapelle Solférino", bridge "Pont Napoléon", churches and typical houses of the surrounding hamlets...

In the vicinity, you will also find: The botanical garden of the "col du Tourmalet", the astronomy observatory of the
Pic du Midi de Bigorre,
a medieval castle devoted to birds (donjon des Aigles, Beaucens), a tropical aquarium (Pierrefite),
the Parc animalier des Pyrénées(Argelès-Gazost)
that presents the animals of this area in vast spaces where bears, wolves, chamois and marmots, live in semi-freedom.
In Lourdes, you will find the Castle-Museum, the sanctuary, and the Peak of Jer that offers a nice view on the Pyrenean chain.
Nearby, the Betharram grottos are considered to be some of
the most beautiful grottos in the world.

Nature and hikes

Situated at the crossroads of three valleys, Luz-St-Sauveur offers numerous possibilities of mountain hiking.
It is also the departure point for hikes towards the most prestigious sites of the Pyrenees: "Cirque de Gavarnie",
"Cirque de Troumouse", "Cirque d’Estaubé", Néouvielle, Ardiden lakes, Vignemale...
The very beautiful valley of Cauterets is at 15 min drive and its famous places
("Lac de Gaube", water falls of the "Pont d'Espagne"...) can be accessed without toil.